Promises: Through Congress (2021)
Promises: Through Congress is a collaboration between Julie Mehretu, electronic music composer Floating Points aka Sam Shepherd, and filmmaker Trevor Tweeten. This 46-minute film features Mehretu’s expansive painting Congress (2003) and Promises (Luaka Bop, 2021), the acclaimed album from Floating Points and jazz titan Pharoah Sanders featuring the London Symphony Orchestra. Filmed on location at The Broad in Los Angeles.
Director: Trevor Tweeten
| Directing | Trevor Tweeten | Director |
| Sound | Jeremy Murphy | Sound Engineer |
| Sound | Colin Rae | Music Coordinator |
| Crew | Linda Pellegrini | Thanks |
| Sound | Sam Shepherd | Music Arranger |
| Sound | Sally Herbert | Conductor |
| Art | Thomas Struth | Other |
| Crew | Jess Plummer | Thanks |
| Sound | Pharoah Sanders | Musician |
| Writing | Sam Shepherd | Writer |
| Crew | Wes Hardesty | Thanks |
| Crew | Megan Heuer | Thanks |
| Production | Julie Mehretu | Executive Producer |
| Art | Paul Diddy | Title Designer |
| Sound | John Prestage | Recording Supervision |
| Sound | Carmine Lauri | Music |
| Crew | Trevor Schoonmaker | Thanks |
| Crew | Jeannine Guido | Thanks |
| Editing | Trevor Tweeten | Editor |
| Sound | London Symphony Orchestra | Music |
| Crew | Willie Kuo | Thanks |
| Crew | Oresti Tsonopoulos | Thanks |
| Production | Julie Mehretu | Producer |
| Production | Yale Evelev | Executive Producer |
| Art | David Hammons | Other |
| Crew | Joanne Heyler | Thanks |
| Crew | Jennifer Gutowski | Thanks |
| Sound | Olli Cunningham | Music Coordinator |
| Crew | Evan Low | Thanks |
| Production | Eric Welles-Nystrom | Producer |
| Production | Sam Shepherd | Executive Producer |
| Production | Sarah Rentz | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Ashley Andrew-Jones | Assistant Music Supervisor |
| Sound | Tim Pennells | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Art | Julie Mehretu | Other |
| Crew | Trevor Tweeten | Cinematography |
| Crew | Caroline Mckinley | Thanks |
| Crew | Jonathan Sanden | Thanks |
| Crew | Tom Deffee | Thanks |
| Sound | Gianluca Massimo | Assistant Music Supervisor |
| Sound | Sean Cook | Sound Engineer |
| Production | Eric Welles-Nystrom | Executive Producer |
| Art | David Wojnarowicz | Other |
| Crew | Marian Goodman Gallery | Thanks |
| Crew | Casey Betts | Thanks |
| Crew | Noah Therrien | Thanks |
| Sound | Sam Shepherd | Sound Mixer |
| Crew | Julie Rivera | Thanks |
| Crew | Anne Byrd | Thanks |
| Crew | Rujeko Hockley | Thanks |
| Crew | Rachel Wolff | Thanks |
| Crew | Tacita Dean | Thanks |
| Crew | Andrew Hawkes | Thanks |
| Crew | Danielle Bias | Thanks |
